How long did it take before Confucianism reached the peak of popularity in China?

It became popular 1500 years after Confucius died

What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo?

China was a highly civilized country

Which is the most accurate of the Ming Dynasty?

It was one of the most stable and prosperous times in China

During the Period of Disunion, what often happened when multiple cultures came into contact?

Cultures blended to form a new culture

Why did people turn to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion?

They wanted an escape from their current situation

How did someone get into the civil service?

They took a really large and important test

What kinds of items would have been traded from China during the Tang Dynasty?

Porcelain, gunpowder, magnetic compass

The bureaucracy of Confucian government under the Tang and Song is most similar to...

the President's unelected advisers and cabinet

How did Neo-Confucionism differ from Confucianism?

It included concern with spiritual matters

Kublai Khan used all of these EXCEPT _________ to control the Chinese.

ordering all Chinese people to adopt Mongol traditions

A famous sailor of the Ming Dynasty

An idea, item, or practice that makes life easier

What was the primary result of Zheng He's voyages?

He spread Chinese ideas and showed how powerful China was

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Medieval China Review Game

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An overview, intended for middle-school students, of vocabulary terms and concepts spanning the time period of around 220 AD - 1644 AD in China.

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1
Failure to defeat Japan and poor economics ended which of the following?
The Hun invasion
China
Mulan's time in the army
The Yuan Dynasty
2
Which of the following crops is responsible for feeding the ancient and modern Chinese alike?
Corn
Soybeans
Rice
Wheat
3
How long did it take before Confucianism reached the peak of popularity in China?
It became popular 1500 years after Confucius died
It became popular soon after Confucius died
It was popular about 400 years after Confucius was born
It was immensely popular during Confucius' life
4
A(n) _____________ is a body of unelected government officials
oligarchy
Parliment
Dynasty
bureaucracy
5
What did Europeans learn from Marco Polo?
China was a primitive country
Nothing; all of Polo's journals were lost
China was not worth exploring at all
China was a highly civilized country
6
Confucianism focused on _____________; which were very important to the idea of respect.
Jesus and his teachings
5 Cardinal Relationships
self-enlightenment
escape from the outside world
7
Which is the most accurate of the Ming Dynasty?
It was and era of great economic hardship
It was a period of great territorial expansion
It was a period of bloody civil wars
It was one of the most stable and prosperous times in China
8
Why was the process of silk weaving so secretive?
All of the above
They needed it to buy off the Mongols at times
Only the Chinese knew how to make it
They could make a lot of money by selling it
9
During the Period of Disunion, what often happened when multiple cultures came into contact?
Cultural warfare that lasted until one culture was destroyed
Cultures argued until one culture gave in to the other
Cultures blended to form a new culture
The cultures remained distinct, with very little mixing
10
Who was known as the "Universal Ruler"?
Empress Wu
Confucius
Siddhartha Gautama
Genghis Khan
11
Why did people turn to Buddhism during the Period of Disunion?
Buddhism focused on the concepts of ren and li
They wanted an escape from their current situation
They were forced to convert
Buddhism offered an education
12
This Dynasty was the shortest
Sui
Tang
Ming
Song
13
Where did Buddhism originate?
India
China
Peru
Austrailia
14
How did someone get into the civil service?
They waited until a position opened up and applied for it
They defeated another government official in battle
They took a really large and important test
They beat their peers at an interactive quiz game
15
What kinds of items would have been traded from China during the Tang Dynasty?
Spices, tea, opium
Porcelain, gunpowder, magnetic compass
Inventions such as the astrolabe and ancient texts
Corn, wheat, and other crops
16
Each of these was unique to China EXCEPT
Gunpowder
woodblock printing
Buddhism
porcelain
17
The bureaucracy of Confucian government under the Tang and Song is most similar to...
our US Senate, elected by the people every 6 years
a dictator, like Kim Jung Un of North Korea
the President's unelected advisers and cabinet
our US President, elected by the people every 4 years
18
This instrument, which uses the earth's magnetic field to indicate direction, changed travel.
gunpowder
paper
movable type
compass
19
How did Neo-Confucionism differ from Confucianism?
It included concern with spiritual matters
It taught people to distrust of large governments
It focused on a less complicated society
It stressed the importance of individual freedoms
20
The Period of Disunion lasted from
900-1187
220-589
1211-1227
510-670
21
Kublai Khan used all of these EXCEPT _________ to control the Chinese.
ordering all Chinese people to adopt Mongol traditions
making sure Confucian scholars didn't get too powerful
making the Chinese pay very high taxes.
sending Mongol soldiers throughout China to keep peace
22
What is the idea of avoiding contact with other countries or persons called?
buddhism
Communism
isolationism
institutionalism
23
The Mongols simply went around this important structure
The Grand Canal
The Forbidden City
The Great Wall
The Great Tomb
24
_____________ printing is a form of printing in which the entire page is carved into wood
movable type
calligraphy
woodblock
printing press
25
Who was Zheng He?
A famous philosopher of the Sui Dynasty
A famous sailor of the Ming Dynasty
A famous emperor of Medieval China
A famous diplomat of the Han Dynasty
26
What is technology?
An idea, item, or practice that makes life easier
Tablets, phones, TVs
Ability to isolate oneself behind such devices as a computer
The Cern Supercollider
27
What was the number one crop that China grew and what technique did they use to save space?
cotton, terracing
wheat, crop rotation
rice, terracing
corn, irrigation
28
The Age of ___________ influenced Chinese culture, including art, literature, and architecture.
Communism
Exploration
Confucianism
Buddhism
29
What was the primary result of Zheng He's voyages?
He was on a military campaign across the sea
His men spread a terrible plague that killed millions
He became the next emperor
He spread Chinese ideas and showed how powerful China was
30
Approximately what percent of people who applied for the civil service got in?
5%
27.59%
1%
2%

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